Marquette Interchange traffic extremely slow this morning

Traffic through downtown Milwaukee is very slow Thursday morning, and its all because of road construction.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation reports that westbound traffic on Interstate 794 leaving downtown is extremely slow -- if not at a standstill -- due to the construction of a new driving lane just west of downtown on I-94.

Lane closures south of the Marquette Interchange are also leading to standstill backups for drivers trying to leave downtown to the north.

The Wisconsin DOT reports backups exceed 5 miles as of 8:20 a.m. for drivers headed west or north on I-794.